Bread and Roses

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Every Friday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

 

Bread and Roses is a collective of women-identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for social justice and equity, globally and locally. We strive to challenge systems of oppression. All this, and we have fun!

Bread and Roses highlights the achievements of women artists, activists, athletes, scholars and innovators. We strive for programming excellence and collaborative efforts, providing access and training to women.

 

Topic tags: 
Gender, Women, Youth, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Community Building, Activism
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Bread and Roses on 10/15/10

Airs at: Fri, 10/15/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Cancer and Nutrition:  More than a pink ribbon!  During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bread and Roses host Nico V. explores real ways to prevent cancer, beyond buying pink ribbons.  Portland naturopath Dr. Greg Nigh and nutritional therapist Maria Zilka talk about how preve... Read more

Bread and Roses on 10/08/10

Airs at: Fri, 10/08/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses hosts Ashley and Nico discuss Domestic Violence Awareness Month with two local domestic violence advocates.  Guests Chenoa Landry from the Native American Youth and Family Center Healing Circle and Choya Adkinson Stevens talk about the meaning of DV Awarenes... Read more

Bread and Roses on 10/01/10

Airs at: Fri, 10/01/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
 Special Needs: We'll examine community resources and opportunities for adults and children with developmental disabilities. Call in! Read more

Bread and Roses on 09/24/10

Airs at: Fri, 09/24/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
 Bread and Roses host Nico talks with members of Maidenspirit, a Portland-based rite of passage program for adolescent girls.  Guest Dr. Jennifer Brusewitz explains the importance of rites of passage for girls in modern culture and links to historical rites of passage in No... Read more

Bread and Roses on 09/17/10

Airs at: Fri, 09/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Arabs Gone Wild but mostly they just want to live their lives... A conversation with Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional standup comedian, who received her BFA in acting from Arizona State University . She is the co-founder and co-executive producer of the New York... Read more

Bread and Roses on 09/10/10

Airs at: Fri, 09/10/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
How to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean and row for a cure: Profiles of extraordinary women paddlers--the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean and a local hero who founded Row for a Cure, the water sports' community crusade against breast cancer. You, too, ca... Read more

You, too, can row for a cure!

Airs at: Thu, 09/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
A local rower's dream of raising funds for breast cancer resources and research has made big waves. Row for the Cure, which began in Portland, is now a national event. And it's not too late to dust off your canoe and join in the Oct 3 event. Read more

Bread and Roses on 09/03/10

Airs at: Fri, 09/03/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Reading is a radical act.  Books change people; people change the world. But Portland's high drop-out rate has means large numbers of adults in our community are stuck without high school diplomas and in low-wage jobs. In this celebration of Internatinal Litearcy Day, find ... Read more

Bread and Roses on 08/20/10

Airs at: Fri, 08/20/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Hosted by Gabriele Ross Joshunda Sanders is a writer for the Statesman, in Austin, TX. Her previous journalism experiences included working for the Houston Chronicle, the Beaumont Enterprise, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the San Francisco Chronicle. Her creative nonfi... Read more

Got Class?

Airs at: Fri, 08/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Joshunda Sanders is a writer for the Statesman, in Austin , TX . Her previous journalism experiences included working for the Houston Chronicle, the Beaumont Enterprise, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the San Francisco Chronicle. Her creative nonfiction essays have appe... Read more